Results 101 to 110 of about 17,906 (234)
Enclosures and exclusions: wildlife conservation schemes and pastoral tribes in the Middle East [PDF]
Forced Migration Review, 1998 Conservation schemes in Arabia continue toregard local populations as obstacles to beovercome - instead of as partners in sustainableconservation and development.
Dawn Chatty
doaj
Direct Evidence of the Geographic Origins of Horse in the Yaoheyuan Site From Ningxia, China
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this study, It is explores the geographic origin of horses by analyzing the strontium isotope ratio of horses from the Yaoheyuan site, an important site in the northwest region of China during the Western Zhou Dynasty. The results show that most of the horses at the Yaoheyuan site were domesticated locally, while a small number came from ...
Youla Yang +4 more
wiley +1 more source
, 2020 Background The seroprevalence of brucellosis among nomadic pastoralists and their livestock in arid lands is reported to be over10-fold higher than non-pastoralists farmers and their livestock in Kenya.
Bitek, A. +11 more
core +1 more source
Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science, 2023 Background: In Marsabit County, pastoralists face challenges such as scarce clean water, proper hygiene, inadequate sanitation, and limited socioeconomic well-being.
Beatrice Kirujah +2 more
doaj
Willingness to Pay for Improved Milk Sensory Characteristics and Assurances in Northern Kenya Using Experimental Auctions [PDF]
Pastoralists in northern Kenya may be able to diversify income by selling milk in nearby towns and cities. However, milk sold in open-air markets in communities in northern Kenya is often of low quality in terms of its sensory characteristics.
Mamo, Moses S. +4 more
core
Risk reduction, rangeland use, and the future of human–carnivore coexistence
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Efforts to reduce livestock losses to large carnivores are widely regarded as essential for promoting human–carnivore coexistence. Predator‐proof enclosures, compensation programs, improved livestock guarding, and real‐time predator alert systems can reduce depredation and retaliatory killing while enhancing pastoralist livelihoods.
Craig Packer
wiley +1 more source
Production and Marketing Behaviour of Hadiya Pastoralists, Southern Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2011 The paper characterises Hadiya pastoral cattle production system by explaining the nature of production and marketing. Both secondary and primary data were employed.
Bogale, Ayalneh +2 more
core +1 more source
LandLand degradation is a major threat to sub-Saharan Africa rangelands, which are crucial for livestock farming and the livelihood of millions of people in the region.
Mhlangabezi Slayi +3 more
doaj +1 more source
From Coase to culture? Visible Hands Build Equilibria
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract This essay proposes that the classic distinction between firms and markets in Ronald Coase's 1937 paper ‘The nature of the firm’ (Economica, vol. 4, pp. 386–405) be gracefully retired, having been duly celebrated for its field‐launching contribution to organizational economics.
Robert Gibbons
wiley +1 more source
Does nature shape risk preferences? Evidence from Chile, Norway, and Tanzania
Economic Inquiry, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 568-590, April 2025.Abstract Does exposure to a more risky environment affect risk preferences? Going beyond single‐case study evidence, we report results from five surveys conducted in three countries and link this with administrative data to study whether a link between exposure and preferences is detectable and widespread. We find no evidence for endogenous preferences
Florian Diekert, Robbert‐Jan Schaap
wiley +1 more source